- hit the nail on the head
- phrasal
: to perform effectively or be effective : be exactly right
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hit the nail on the head see under ↑nail• • •Main Entry: ↑hit————————hit the nail on the headTo touch the exact point• • •Main Entry: ↑nail* * *
hit the nail on the head phraseto say something that is exactly right or completely trueWith regard to the gentleman’s comments, I think he has hit the nail right on the head.
Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonymMain entry: hit* * *
find exactly the right answer* * *
• • •Main Entry: ↑head————————hit the nail on the headinformal : to be exactly rightHe hit the nail on the head with that analysis.
• • •Main Entry: ↑hit————————• • •Main Entry: ↑nail* * *
hit the nail on the ˈhead idiomto say sth that is exactly right
Useful english dictionary. 2012.